Full Result 2.25 York | 24 August 2024

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(Class 2) (3yo) (1m5f188yds) 1m6f Good To Firm

1st £87,618 2nd £41,089 3rd £20,553 4th £10,268 5th £5,134 6th £2,567

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Tabletalk (IRE) 12/1 Rossa Ryan Tom Clover	Rossa Ryan Tom Clover	3	93	95	98	105	–
b c Camelot - Dillydallydo (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
In touch with leaders on inner, headway and switched right 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went second over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well

2⁽¹²⁾ 1¼	1. The Equator (IRE) 10/1 Gavin Ryan A P O'Brien	Gavin Ryan A P O'Brien	3	99 b¹	101	102	109	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Quiet Reflection (Showcasing)
In touch with leaders, smooth headway and led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra inside final 110yds (tchd 11/1)

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2½]	13. Master Builder 12/1 Silvestre De Sousa David Menuisier	Silvestre De Sousa David Menuisier	3	87	85	84	91	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Laufeen (IRE) (Montjeu)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went third inside final 110yds (op 14/1)

4⁽¹³⁾ shd [2½]	5. Wild Waves (IRE) 6/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	90 h	92	91	98	–
ch c Crystal Ocean - Guenea (Sinndar)
Towards rear, headway when short of room 2f out, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, went fourth inside final 110yds (tchd 11/2)

5⁽³⁾ 2¾ [5¼]	14. Sun God 14/1 Luke Morris Hughie Morrison	Luke Morris Hughie Morrison	3	84	82	77	84	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Seaduced (Lope De Vega)
Held up in midfield, headway over 3f out, disputing second over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 16/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [5¾]	8. Tactician 10/1 P J McDonald Andrew Balding	P J McDonald Andrew Balding	3	813	91	86	92	–
gr c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Fly The Flag (Australia)
Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge (op 9/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [7¼]	3. Going Remote (IRE) 22/1 Colin Keane Mrs John Harrington	Colin Keane Mrs John Harrington	3	95 p	97	90	96	–
b g Kodiac - Lumi (IRE) (Canford Cliffs)
Prominent, weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 2 [9¼]	10. Too Bossy For Us (IRE) 15/2 Jim Crowley Kevin Philippart De Foy	Jim Crowley Kevin Philippart De Foy	3	811	89	79	85	–
b c Golden Horn - Above The Clouds (FR) (High Chaparral)
Midfield, weakened over 1f out (op 8/1)

9⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [9½]	2. Imperial Sovereign (IRE) 22/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	3	96	98	87	94	–
b g Frankel - Imperial Charm (Dubawi)
Midfield on outer, headway 4f out, weakened 2f out (tchd 25/1)

10⁽¹⁾ hd [9¾]	16. Terrorise 50/1 Shay Farmer ⁷ Brian Ellison	Shay Farmer ⁷ Brian Ellison	3	79 6	80	69	75	–
b g Territories (IRE) - Timely Words (Galileo)
Held up in midfield, outpaced and struggling from over 3f out (op 66/1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 4 [13¾]	15. Tryfan 40/1 Cam Hardie Brian Ellison	Cam Hardie Brian Ellison	3	82	80	63	69	–
b c Nathaniel (IRE) - Rhagori (Exceed And Excel)
In rear, some headway 3f out, never on terms

12⁽¹¹⁾ 4¾ [18½]	11. Dramatic Star 5/1F Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	89	87	64	69	–
b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Dramatic Queen (USA) (Kitten's Joy)
Fractious at the post, in touch with leaders early, lost ground and held up in midfield after 2f, pushed along from 5f out, weakened over 2f out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that colt had become fractious in the preliminaries; vet had nothing to report) (op 9/2)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 21 [39½]	12. Champagne Prince 10/1 Callum Shepherd Jane Chapple-Hyam	Callum Shepherd Jane Chapple-Hyam	3	88	86	32	37	–
rg c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Maid Up (Mastercraftsman)
In rear, some headway on outer over 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out

14⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [44]	6. Spaceport (IRE) 10/1 Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	3	90	92	31	36	–
gr c U S Navy Flag (USA) - Moon Empress (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Pressed leader, led narrowly after 5f, headed over 3f out, soon weakened (op 11/1)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 26 [70]	7. Reaching High (IRE) 6/1 Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute	Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute	3	90 t	92	–	–	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Estimate (IRE) (Monsun)
Prominent on outer, took keen hold early, weakened quickly 3f out, eased over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than post-race report from jockey that gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)

16⁽¹⁴⁾ 14 [84]	9. Mo Ghille Mar (IRE) 33/1 Oisin Orr Mrs John Harrington	Oisin Orr Mrs John Harrington	3	812 p	90	–	–	–
b f Zoffany (IRE) - First Love (IRE) (Galileo)
Led narrowly, headed and pressed leader after 5f, weakened quickly 4f out, eased over 1f out

16 ran Off time: 2:26:31 Winning time: 2m 57.85s (slow by 1.25s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Abdulla Al Mansoori (Tabletalk) 1st breeder: Cottage Bloodstock
2nd owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (The Equator)
3rd owner: Aj Walls (Master Builder)
Tote win: £17.40 PL: £3.30 £2.70 £3.10 Ex: £213.10 CSF: £130.29 Tricast: £1,514.39 Trifecta: £2,686.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 75 (20%) M [6-11] 26 (46%) H [12-16] 49 (34%)

2:25 York 24 Aug 2024

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